Emergency services allowed during 'Bharat bandh': Farmer leaders

Farmer leaders on Monday said that emergency services will not be disturbed during Tuesday's 'Bharat bandh', and appealed to their affiliates to not force anyone to observe the shut down against......

A maniac with a gun, a life lost in vain

Robbed of prey as people fled, Omar Perez came marching back and shot bullet after bullet into Prudhvi Raj Kandepi's head, thus ensuring that a man he had never met before, known nothing of, would......

'There can be positive things on the Internet'

Sreenath Sreenivasan will take over as the Chief Digital Officer, New York City this week.'It has reaffirmed my faith in humanity, especially when I have come to India and the general feeling is......

A column about war in Pak

"People are confused about this war," said Daud, negotiating the office vehicle he was driving through downtown Karachi's chaotic traffic. "Every time America bombs a village, people are killed or......

Subrata Roy's get-out-of-jail deal is mired in mystery

Subrata Roy's bail amount, the largest ever in India, reflects the cost of the illegal scheme, estimated by Indian regulators to be as much as $7 billion. Image: Roy is being held at Tihar jail.......

Plaza plans 6 malls at Rs 3,000 crore

Shopping and entertainment centres developer Plaza Centers India said it plans to invest Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) over the next three years to set up six new malls in various cities, starting......

Plaza Centers to build 50 malls

Israeli-owned property company Plaza Centerssaid on Mondayit would invest Rs 5,000 crore (about $1.2 billion) over the next five to seven years to build as many as 50 shopping malls and multiplexes......

Shanghai rising!

Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......